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As business owners, we love to discuss ways to improve our employees’ attitudes. Throw a party. Tell inspiring stories at the company...

Owning a pipeline rehabilitation and inspection business can be fun and rewarding. I have been involved in building — or helping build...

Like a hungry lion, waterblasting machines are big, bad and dangerous. Treat them right, though, and you can make them purr like...

In the hectic day-to-day operations of a business it’s not always top of mind to step back and really check in with...

We don’t accord the modest flush toilet much thought or gratitude, but it is the visible portion of the most important public...

Perma-Liner Industries designs and builds Perma-Lateral lining installation trailers for easy storage, inventory and operation. Each of the Perma-Liner trailers is custom-made...

GapVax, Inc. has announced the opening of a new Texas office. John Dean, the new Gulf Coast sales representative will run this...

Don’t wait! The 2015 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) show, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Feb. 23-26,...

Perma-Liner Cured-In-Place liners are designed to fit any manholes, including barrel sections, eccentric and concentric cones constructed of brick and mortar, precast...

Soon after starting work at National Power Rodding Corp. (now part of Carylon Corporation) in 1960, I developed the first TV camera...

You write the check for your credit card bill, toss the statement in the recycling bin and put the check in your...

“That machine is my friend,” says drain cleaning veteran Jeff Wall of the Mini-Rooter XP, his favorite drain cleaning machine. “And I...

The Dancutter SuperFlex from Perma-Liner offers easy setup, a compact hose reel and monitor, internal wiring so you don’t have to worry...

Earlier this week, the StarTribune.com reported that Nicholas Mullenmaster, a seemingly innocent Starbucks customer looking for his morning coffee fix, had finally...

Yet another industry professional was severely injured by a trench collapse. Bill Galena of Filers Plumbing and Heating in Grove City, Penn.,...

Roger Goertz and his wife, Stacey, purchased their Mr. Rooter Plumbing franchise in Houston, Texas, in 2003. Stacey was very involved with...

After 30 years in the business, Gary Toothe’s job is to train people in the correct way to use water under pressure...

The Picote Smart Cutter from Perma-Liner Industries offers a simple design with no mechanical parts. The cutter removes lead, nails and roots,...

When you’re at your busiest, you need to be at the height of service route optimization.If your service technicians head out in...